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Charles Leclerc slapped with grid penalty

Charles Leclerc has received a three-place penalty on the Sprint grid after impeding Oscar Piastri during the qualifying session for the short-form race.  The incident occurred on Saturday morning, during the initial phase of the session, when Piastri was on a flying lap approaching the second-to-last corner and had to take evasive action to avoid colliding with the slow-moving Ferrari. The consequences of Leclerc's impeding manoeuvre proved costly for Piastri, as he was among the first five drivers eliminated from the session.  Interestingly, Leclerc himself benefitted from the situation, as he was positioned 15th and next in line to be knocked out if Piastri had improved his...
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